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Supporting the efforts of the Children's Charities Foundation, the BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament kicks off the college-basketball season with a doubleheader of hoop-scoring. Game One will pit the George Washington Colonials against 2011 NCAA Final Four participants the VCU Rams. The second game will match up the University of Maryland Terrapins and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, finally determining which team can wring out more sweat out of their jerseys. Fans can catch both games in the capacious confines of the Verizon Center, enjoying a bird's-eye view of deft passes, soaring leaps, and referees huddling up to figure out where they’ll go for dinner.

Reservations/Appointments: Required
Established: 2005
Staff Size: 11?25 people
Average Duration of Services: 4+ hours
Handicap Accessible: Yes
Recommended Age Group: Kids ages 6?14
Most Popular Attraction/Offering: Basketball
"My camp offers a unique quality," says Mark Karver, the owner and director of BCC Basketball Camp. "I played professional basketball for 11 years and I have taught elementary school for 11 years." A veteran of the European and Israeli basketball leagues, Mark returned to the US to put his degree in education to use. During the summers, though, he shares his ongoing passion for hoops with kids ages 6 to 14.
Mark breaks down each camp day into sessions that focus on different skills. Kids rotate through the various stations, working on everything from defensive footwork to reverse back-flip slam dunks. To keep things fun, Mark also peppers each camp with guest speakers, games, and contests.

Strength and conditioning coach Blair O'Donovan's decade of experience and work with high-level talents has yielded an array of inventive training tactics that help youth basketball players develop the same tools the pros use, including strength, agility, and speed.